Chrysler News

The big headline from today's monthly sales news is simple: Chrysler is on a roll. Big time. The company posted its best February sales since 2008, which was shaping up to be a banner year for everyone until the economy did this. Overall, Chrysler Group sales—which includes the Chrysler, ...    Read more

Conservatives viewed the 2009 automaker bailout as an unnecessary example of "big government" spending—Republican presidential hopeful (and professional gaffe machine) Mitt Romney once penned a diatribe against domestic automakers entitled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," for which Democrats are hammering him. But the whims of the free ...    Read more

It's been a busy couple of days for Chrysler and its performance arm, Street and Racing Technology. First, they released a second teaser image of the new 2013 SRT Viper and then a leaked image of a Hot Wheels' toy emerged. Now adding insult to injury, our spy ...    Read more

Could this be the 2013 SRT Viper? This blurry image above appears to show off Chrysler's latest interpretation of its super car in toy fashion. Brazilian website T-Hunted.com, a website that focuses on Hot Wheel toy cars, first showed off the new super snake toy. This wouldn't be the first time ...    Read more

Automotive safety system manufacturer Autoliv has come under scrutiny from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for faulty side airbag parts. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru all employee airbags parts sourced from Autoliv, and all four automakers recently issued recalls pertaining to problems with the side airbag. In total, 2,750 ...    Read more

What you're looking at is the second teaser photo released by the folks over at Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology division. SRT recently added the heavily touted Viper to its lineup of performance vehicles, with the super snake being its biggest addition to date. The latest Viper is set to ...    Read more

Chrysler has announced today that it will no longer be seeking a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to back hybrid and fully-electric vehicle development. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and parent company Fiat has stated in the past the auto maker needed the loan in order to be ...    Read more

Love that new car smell? A recent study by HealthyStuff.org shows it may not be as good for you as it actually smells. Test data was collected after evaluating 204 new 2011-2012 model vehicles as part of a multi-year data base that has already complied over 900 vehicles. Vehicles were ...    Read more

If you're not jealous of Vince Galante check your pulse again. Galante is the man behind the design of the latest Viper logo (pictured above) which recently became a part of Chrysler's SRT branch. Having the honor of being able to create a supercar's logo is something very few can ...    Read more

When walking up to your vehicle with a handful of groceries there's nothing more annoying then setting everything down to dig your keys out of your pocket. Many auto makers have finally realized this and have taken the necessary steps forward to make unloading goods as simple as kicking a ...    Read more

The NHTSA this morning awarded a 5-star overall crash test rating to the 2012 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. The cars scored  five stars in front, but a 4-star rollover rating. These ratings combine with the coveted "Top Safety Pick" by the IIHS for a formidable combination of safety marks ...    Read more

This week marked the start of the Chicago Auto Show, showing us new Hyundais, Kias, a family crossover from GMC, and more, sustaining its reputation as the "consumers' auto show." Oh yeah, and there was a 650-horsepower Mustang GT500 convertible, surely an outlier. Regardless, it was a week of news, ...    Read more

Last week, Chrysler aired a 2-minute commercial featuring Clint Eastwood during the Super Bowl. It was pretty good. But some people are outraged by it. They shouldn't be. So, some of these people said some nasty things. And then some other people said they were stupid. It was like being ...    Read more

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more

As the public anxiously waits for the release of the 2013 Dodge Dart, Chrysler is prepping behind the scenes for its assembly. Chrysler announced that it will be adding 1800 jobs to its Belvidere facility, 500 of which will be solely dedicated to the Dart's production. With the addition of ...    Read more

These are the first official images of the all-new Fiat 500L, and as you may have guessed, the L stands for "large." Not much is known yet about the bigger 500L except that it will be officially unveiled on March 6 at the Geneva Motor Show. The 500L will be joining ...    Read more

The La Nina this winter has been cold and dry, says the American Agriculturist , but for the domestic auto manufacturers, January sizzled. Overall, Chrysler Group LLC was up 44 percent compared to January 2011, with double digit gains at Jeep, Ram Truck, Dodge, and Chrysler, respectively. The Ford ...    Read more

It's been two years since we've had a high performance car from the Chrysler Group, but it appears the wait is coming to an end. The newly formed SRT brand unveiled a shadowy outline of the 2013 SRT Viper late last night. First appearing on SRT's Facebook page DriveSRT, ...    Read more

When Ram first shed its "Dodge" moniker back in 2009, many were scratching their heads in bewilderment. Almost three years later it appears Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne knew something everyone else didn't as the Ram brand has flourished on its own. Ram currently offers 12 trim packages that ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart hasn't even hit the production line yet, but its economic impact is already being felt. Chrysler announced today that it will be adding about 400 to 500 new employees to support the production of the compact car ...    Read more

With the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart bowing at the North American International Auto Show Chrysler is riding a rising wave of momentum, and the Dart is at its core. Today, the Detroit-based auto announced it will introduce a new mid-size sedan to replace the unloved Chrysler 200 and Dodge ...    Read more

It's no secret that the continued growth of technology has both helped and hurt the automotive industry. With the addition of smartphones, many auto makers have developed apps that are capable of starting a vehicle and checking other vital systems. On the flip side, smartphones are also responsible for countless ...    Read more

Minivans are experiencing a lull now, but we're just a few short years away from the next minivan renaissance. At least according to a report from Automotive News. Last year, just over half a million minivans were sold in America, a paltry number compared to the 1,371,234 sold in 2000, just ...    Read more

It's no secret Fiat has floundered since the Italian auto maker returned to the United States. Now in an attempt to curb its North American slide, Fiat will be introducing a five-door wagon version of the 500 subcompact at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The new wagon is expected ...    Read more

When Toyota introduced the Prius back in 1997, many thought it was the answer to oil prices that continued to swell uncontrollably. A decade and a half later, hybrid vehicles are losing their appeal with the U.S. market as gasoline engines not only continue to be cheaper, but close the ...    Read more